The author achieved his purpose to investigate the gospels (as well as other New Testament books) in the same manner he would an eyewitness testimony of a crime scene. In the first half of the investigation‚ Wallace teaches his reader how to be a detective. Initially‚ he tends to describe detective work like emphasizing the power of circumstantial evidence‚ the danger of presuppositions‚ and the critical use of abductive reasoning (distinguishing reasonability versus possibility). He later ties in
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related a lot to my own. According to the article‚ “In the Religious Right”‚ a reference handbook found in the Grand Canyon University library states that‚ “Billy Graham can be credited with practicing a Biblically based and passionate style of evangelism that set the standard for many others.” The article goes on and tells how Billy Graham helped make evangelical Christianity acceptable to the American public. In the article‚ The Reader’s Companion to
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testimony in evangelism and (2) The transforming power of Christ. The reasons I have chosen these two topics is because of (a) the correlation between the two in my own life and (b) because of the personal knowledge that I feel I have gained on them while taking this class. My hopes are that by the end of this essay I will have demonstrated that I have a functional and usable comprehension of these topics that I will be able to use throughout my life. The value of personal testimony in evangelism There
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granted freedom from a life of slavery and agony to a life of sonship in Him (Galatians 4:1-7). A child goes from experiencing pain and neglect to experiencing a relation that reflects Christ’s love (Merida & Morton 36-37). The Holy Spirit is a witness to the justification unto adoption (Romans 8:15-16). Similarly‚ the process of adoption is a legal change (Merida & Morton 37). The Gospel transforms every aspect of the believer and allows him to become an heir who will receive the privileges and
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DB3_PreReformationGroup John Wycliffe and the Lollards The Lollards were a pre Reformation group who followed John Wycliffe. John Wycliffe (1320-1384) was a theologian and early proponent of reform in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. He initiated the first translation of the Bible into the English language and is considered the main precursor of the Protestant Reformation. The Lollards urged the development of Bible studies‚ taught reliance on the Holy Spirit as a guide
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him to conclude‚ among other things‚ that the second coming of Christ would occur in 1914. That Hellfire did not exist‚ and God was not a Trinity. Today‚ there are 6.4 million practicing Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide. Witnesses are very active in evangelism and missions‚ both in the group’s original home of the United States and throughout the world. Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate any traditional Christian holidays‚ and do not celebrate birthdays. They believe that these festivals are based
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for a period of 30 days. 2. Ministry is…following Jesus’ example by practicing spiritual mentoring and multiplying. a. Does the church have a strategy for evangelism? Yes b. Does the church have a strategy for discipleship? Yes c. Briefly describe what they look like. The ministry of evangelism is very diverse at Brooklyn Tabernacle. They have King’s Kids ‚ Missions‚ New Hope‚ and Prison ministry that fulfills the Great Commission by ministering to the unsaved
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY THE CELEBRATION OF DISCIPLINE A Paper Submitted to Dr. David Kitchens In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Personal Evangelism EVAN 565 BY SAMUEL MARRERO 17 DECEMBER 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .........................................................................................................................3 Nature…………………………………………..………….................................................3 Purpose……………………………………………… .....
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In the book the Holy Household Lyndal Ropers main argument is that the urban reformation was a religious ideology and a social movement that is understood to be in the terms of gender. The reformation was not ultimately affected by gender‚ but was at the core of the reformation. Granting many historians have contended the reformation was a movement‚ in which it raised the status of women‚ and claiming to be the spiritual soil from which progressive feminism drew its strength‚ Roper argues this is
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we had a lot to do. Which included getting all the crafts prepared for the vacation bible school‚ putting air in the soccer balls for the sports event‚ delivering a package of food to one of the families in need‚ and doing a little more street evangelism. On Tuesday I got to help deliver the food to the family in need. I also got to demonstrate my evangecube to the family as
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